Nestling diet variation in an insular Mediterranean population of blue tits Parus caeruleus: effects of years, territories and individuals

Oecologia ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 100 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jerzy Bańbura ◽  
Jacques Blondel ◽  
Hilde de Wilde-Lambrechts ◽  
Marie-Jose Galan ◽  
Marie Maistre
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Population ◽  
Parus Caeruleus ◽  
Nestling Diet ◽  
Diet Variation ◽  
Blue Tits

Variations in prevalence and intensity of blow fly infestations in an insular Mediterranean population of blue tits

1999 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 337-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvie Hurtrez-Boussès ◽  
Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky ◽  
Philippe Perret ◽  
Jacques Blondel ◽  
François Renaud
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Poisson Distribution ◽  
Brood Size ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Parasite Load ◽  
Mediterranean Population ◽  
Parus Caeruleus ◽  
Blow Fly ◽  
Time Of Breeding ◽  
Blue Tits

A Corsican population of blue tits (Parus caeruleus) suffers extremely high levels of infestation by two species of blow flies (genus Protocalliphora) that have been suspected to influence the life-history traits of their hosts. By quantifying the abundance of the blow fly larvae infesting each brood of this population during 2 consecutive years, we showed that the distribution of these parasites did not differ from a Poisson distribution. The intensity of blow fly parasitism (mean parasite load per infested nest) was independent of the time of breeding and the available space in the nest of their bird hosts. Moreover, the total blow fly load per nest increased significantly with the number of chicks, whereas the parasite load per chick was not linearly related to brood size.

Seasonal changes in a ultraviolet structural colour signal in blue tits, Parus caeruleus

2002 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
JONAS ORNBORG ◽  
STAFFAN ANDERSSON ◽  
SIMON C. GRIFFITH ◽  
BEN C. SHELDON
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Changes ◽  
Parus Caeruleus ◽  
Structural Colour ◽  
Blue Tits ◽  
Colour Signal

scholarly journals Seasonal changes in a ultraviolet structural colour signal in blue tits, Parus caeruleus

2008 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
JONAS ÖRNBORG ◽  
STAFFAN ANDERSSON ◽  
SIMON C. GRIFFITH ◽  
BEN C. SHELDON
Keyword(s):  
Seasonal Changes ◽  
Parus Caeruleus ◽  
Structural Colour ◽  
Blue Tits ◽  
Colour Signal

Split-second escape decisions in blue tits ( Parus caeruleus )

2002 ◽  
Vol 89 (9) ◽  
pp. 420-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Lind ◽  
Ulrika Kaby ◽  
Sven Jakobsson
Keyword(s):  
Parus Caeruleus ◽  
Blue Tits

scholarly journals Is phenotypic variation of blue tits (Parus caeruleus L.) in Mediterranean mainland and insular landscapes adaptive?

2001 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacques Blondel ◽  
Philippe Perret ◽  
Paula C. Dias ◽  
Marcel M. Lambrechts
Keyword(s):  
Phenotypic Variation ◽  
Parus Caeruleus ◽  
Blue Tits

Endocrine correlates of the breeding asynchrony between two corsican populations of blue tits (Parus caeruleus)

2005 ◽  
Vol 140 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel P. Caro ◽  
Jacques Balthazart ◽  
Donald W. Thomas ◽  
André Lacroix ◽  
Olivier Chastel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parus Caeruleus ◽  
Blue Tits
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